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A whalebone whale (Balaena mysticetus) of Arctic seas, having a very large head and an arched upper jaw.

bowhead

bowhead whale

Balaena mysticetus

bowhead [ˈbəʊˌhɛd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a large-mouthed arctic whale, Balaena mysticetus, that has become rare through overfishing but is now a protected species

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bowhead - large-mouthed Arctic whale

Balaena mysticetus, bowhead whale, Greenland whale

baleen whale, whalebone whale - whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

Balaena, genus Balaena - type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales

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